Experiment and the Making of Meaning Human Agency in Scientific Observation and Experiment
. . . the topic of 'meaning' is the one topic discussed in philosophy in which there is literally nothing but 'theory' - literally nothing that can be labelled or even ridiculed as the 'common sense view'. Putnam, 'The Meaning of Meaning' This book explores so...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Science and Philosophy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1: Agency in Observation and Experiment
- 1: The Procedural Turn
- 2: Action and Interpretation
- 3: Making Perception Possible
- 4: Making Curves
- 5: Making Circular Motion
- 6: Representing Experimentation
- 2: Making Natural Phenomena
- 7: A Realistic Role for Experiment
- 8: The Experimenter’s Redress
- 9: Empiricism in Practice
- 10: Experiment and Meaning
- Notes
- Name Index